Dev Pragad

Dev Pragad is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Newsweek, which he co-owns. Since becoming CEO in 2016, he has led the publication’s transition to a digital-first model, growing its global readership to more than 100 million monthly readers. Newsweek’s transformation under his leadership has been the subject of two Harvard Business School case studies, which he has helped teach in HBS executive education programs.

Before Newsweek, Dev founded and built the UK edition of IBT Media and later led Newsweek’s international edition from London. He serves on the Advisory Board of the King’s Trust and invests in and advises early-stage companies.

Dev holds a PhD from King’s College London, where he is a Fellow, and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management Program.